“The first thing that attracts me to any script is the writing. If I find myself becoming lost in a good yarn, then I feel certain that others will, too.” IfsFeelsWritingFirstsCertainLostBecomingScriptsYarnBecoming Lost Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“The level of sacrifice in the world of dancing is incredibly intense, that work ethic if nothing else - get up, go to class, rehearsal, performance, get up, go to class - that's your life, and it's like that for a finite time, usually.” IfsWorldLevelsClassSacrificeEthicsPerformancesDancingIntenseGet UpWork EthicFiniteRehearsal Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I'm a right pain in the hole for my agent. I won't take certain parts if I think they're offensive or banal. For instance, I won't do a film if I think it's full of violence for violence's sake, or a television drama if I don't think it's intelligent writing.” IfsThinkingWritingPainFilmCertainViolenceTelevisionDramaIntelligentSakeHolesInstanceAgentsOffensiveTelevision Drama Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I was very lucky in that my parents were very broad-minded. Because they had come from another country and hadn't been able to fulfill their dreams, they wanted me to be more of myself, if you know what I mean.” IfsKnowsMeanCountryDreamAbleWantedParentLuckyBroads Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“For actors, being successful is generally getting a job. If you can work a lot, you're really successful. If you work a lot on projects that are interesting and intelligent and great fun to be part of, then you're hugely successful. And I feel hugely successful. I can't believe that I get to be involved with the projects and the people I work with.” PeopleIfsFeelsBelieveI CanJobsActorsFunInterestingSuccessfulInvolvedProjectsIntelligentBeing Successful Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“The life of an actor is very random. It can be exhilarating but terrifying - you do wonder day to day where the next job will come from. Some of my friends are very talented people, but you see them out of work - which can be tough. If you wanted that kind of security, though, I guess you wouldn't be an actor in the first place.” PeopleIfsFirstsKindWantedJobsNextActorsWonderSecurityMy FriendsToughDay To DayExhilarating Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I try very hard not to take work home, but it can be tricky. Sometimes it feels as if you are wearing your costume underneath your own clothes! I suppose things are always ticking away in the back of your mind.” IfsFeelsTryingMindSometimesHardHomeClothesCostumesTricky Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I think it helps to have a good old-fashioned trajectory, plodding along. Obviously one has an ego and it's really easy to have that ego tickled, but what helps me get through the night is if I concentrate on just quality of work so that I don't panic about my profile.” IfsThinkingHelpingNightEasyQualityEgoHelp MePanicOld FashionedProfileTrajectoryQuality Work Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I just would like to keep going. If I kept getting the kind of work that I've been getting for the last 20 years for the next 20, I'd be a bloody Dame of the British Empire. I'd be so happy.” IfsYearsKindLastsNextBritishEmpiresKeep GoingBloodyBritish EmpireDames Author:Anne-Marie Duff
